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Liz Ballou

@balloulab.bsky.social
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Ballou Lab at the MRC CMM, University of Exeter. How do fungi make different shapes and cause disease? Obsessed with microscopes.

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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📸 #ImageOfTheWeek From workshops and festivals to films, exhibitions, sculpture and theatre, public engagement is at the heart of what we do. Exploring the science behind fungal diseases through research, creativity and conversation. 🔗 Find out more buff.ly/GsYxmK8
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Rafael Marcondes @rafamarcondes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My dept is hiring 2 lecturers, one in cell/molec and the other in comp bio. 100% teaching, no tenure but generous intervals btwn renewals. Same position as me and I love my job!!! Very collegial dept w/ colleagues who take quality teaching v seriously barnard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Facult...
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Lecturer of Biological Sciences
If you are a current Barnard College employee, please use the internal career site to apply for this position. Job: Lecturer of Biological Sciences Barnard is a premier liberal arts undergraduate coll...
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Kelly Dawe @corncolors.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The UGA Genetics Department is hiring! Please help spread the word. We have an opening for an Associate Professor/Professor in Genetics, Synthetic Biology, and Biological Engineering. See ad for details – and join us here in Athens, GA!
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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🍄The full program for the 2027 GRC Immunology of Fungal Infections is now online! 👀Think it looks good? Apply now to secure your spot - only a handful of spaces are left to grab! 🚨Fellowships available for those who qualify. All details and the program are here: www.grc.org/immunology-o...
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2027 Immunology of Fungal Infections Conference GRC
The 2027 Gordon Research Conference on Immunology of Fungal Infections will be held in Ventura, California. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Are you looking for a postdoc exploring the cell biology of development, defining how cells change shape and move? Do you want to develop a research program & teaching skills preparing you for a position at a college or small University? Our new NIH grant will support those goals 1/n Please share
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pls share: Two tenure-track positions in Molecular Microbiology at Virginia Tech. I had a great visit there a couple of years ago! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant/Associate Professor - Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Job Description The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for two (2) tenure-track research and teaching positions at the Assistant/Associate ...
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Tiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota @tlowepower.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Please repost/share We're hiring! UC Davis Plant Pathology seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in plant health & microbiomes. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07904 My department is full of great colleagues, and we look forward to recruiting our new colleague!
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Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Virginia Tech has TWO Assistant/Associate Professor positions open in the Department of Biological Sciences targeting fungal and bacterial molecular biologists. Join some great fungal biologists @mycorican.bsky.social and Kirsten Nielsen! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant/Associate Professor - Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Job Description The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for two (2) tenure-track research and teaching positions at the Assistant/Associate ...
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Liz Ballou @balloulab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“A group of enzymes whose function is unknown” sent me into a fit of giggles. Is this what we’re calling biology now? Because I’ve got a long list of conserved fungal proteins of unknown function that would like to have a word.
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The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
☕️Friday coffee read: Can bioimaging build capacity in fungi research? A new @wellcometrust.bsky.social explainer article references research by Lister Fellow Liz Ballou @balloulab.bsky.social to improve imaging techniques. wellcome.org/insights/art...
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Fungal research: an opportunity too important to miss | Wellcome
Fungi include millions of species that science doesn't know. Viv Goosens writes about how Wellcome is funding new tools to study them and projects that will turn scientific understanding into…
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Join us for #MycoTalks with Sarah Beattie and Maurizio Del Poeta, registration is now open! 📅 24 September 2026 ⏰ 4 PM (UK) 📍 Online 👉 Register: buff.ly/b2vUiV7
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BioImaging North America @bioimagingna.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#HappyMicroscopyMonday #microscopycommunity - Can’t join us in Madison? You can still be part of I2KxBINA 2026 via Zoom Events! 🎟️ Virtual registration is FREE! 📅 Virtual registration closes September 27, 2026 Link: buff.ly/qoZqTbm
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Felipe H Santiago-Tirado @felipehst.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🚨Preprint alert! 🚨 The latest story from the lab is posted at bioRxiv "Set202 is a histone lysine methyltransferase that enables Cryptococcus neoformans to adapt to the host environment" doi.org/10.64898/202... A short🧵below
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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨Spaces are filling up fast for the 2027 GRC Immunology Fungal Infections meeting - submit your application now to avoid missing out! Full program available next week but you can see the invited speakers here: www.grc.org/immunology-o... #immunosky 🍄🧪
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2027 Immunology of Fungal Infections Conference GRC
The 2027 Gordon Research Conference on Immunology of Fungal Infections will be held in Ventura, California. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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Robert Arkowitz @robertarkowitz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Deletion of core septin gene aspB in Aspergillus fumigatus results in fungicidal activity of caspofungin | Molecular Biology of the Cell
Septins are a family of GTP-binding proteins found in many eukaryotic lineages. Although highly conserved throughout many eukaryotes, their functions vary across species. In Aspergillus fumigatus, the...
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fungal diseases are diverse, and so is the research needed to tackle them. Researchers across the MRC CMM, #FAILSAFE, CMM AFRICA and CMM LATAM network are working together to improve outcomes for people affected by fungal diseases worldwide. #ThinkFungus26
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Ginger Hunter @flysci.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A new lab preprint! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Excited to share grad student Sushmita's work. She is my first PhD student, who is currently wrapping up at Clarkson.
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Clustered cytoneme interactions contribute to peripheral nervous system patterning in Drosophila
The formation of patterned adult tissues requires precise spatiotemporal communication between the cells that comprise the tissue during development. The dorsal thoracic sensory bristles of the periph...
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Dr Sarah Kidd @thefunguskidd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Wonderful to work with @acremonium.bsky.social, Avrom Caplan and others on what is a very detailed review on this new era of dermatophyte infections for Clin Microbiol Reviews. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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A new era of dermatophytes: emerging species, new risk factors, and taxonomic change | Clinical Microbiology Reviews
SUMMARYThe traditional landscape of dermatophyte infections has changed over the past decade. The emergence and global expansion of Trichophyton indotineae have highlighted the impact of irrational an...
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James Connolly @ruamicro.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Are you a motivated researcher interested in bacteria-host interactions? We have postdoc position available in my lab to join our Wellcome Trust funded collaborative team. We will study the role and regulation of the enigmatic sphingolipids in E. coli. Please share. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSX115/r...
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Research Assistant/ Associate in Bacteria-Host Interactions at Newcastle University
Explore an exciting academic career as a Research Assistant/ Associate in Bacteria-Host Interactions. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A new era of dermatophytes: emerging species, new risk factors, and taxonomic change @acremonium.bsky.social et al journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #MedMycoSky
Image of a person with different body parts labeled with corresponding types of dermatophytoses
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SVI Huygens @svi.nl · 11/09/2026
Webinar on Sept. 29 at 9:30 and 18:00 CEST about the new Cellpose 4 (SAM) implementation and Spot Detection in Huygens: svi.nl/webinarinvit... Simple installation - Improved segmentation - Additional Object Filtering - Direct access to Statistics and Data Plotting. #FluoresenceFriday
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Robert Arkowitz @robertarkowitz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Fungal Disease Awareness Week
Join CDC each September for Fungal Disease Awareness Week (FDAW). <em>Think fungus</em> to save lives.
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Sonya Neal @neal-lab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Neal lab is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to lead exciting structural and biophysical studies of membrane protein quality control! Competitive HHMI-scale salary + cutting-edge science + a genuinely wonderful and supportive lab culture. Please share widely with anyone who might be interested!
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Reposting this ongoing search (any discipline of biology) for an Assistant to Associate level colleague in the Division of Basic Sciences at Fred Hutch. Great city, great colleagues, great core facilities, great trainees.
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Team Thomma @teamthomma.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
📣...and now for something completely different: no plant pathogens, no Verticillium, but lichens! Driven by our lichen king🤴@ciarankelly.bsky.social with help of a.o. @hroevenich.bsky.social @usadellab.bsky.social @vivienrosenthal.bsky.social Watch for more in future! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Decoupled evolution of antimicrobial repertoires in lichen-forming fungi
Lichens are stable multipartite symbioses in which a fungal mycobiont associates with one or more photosynthetic partners while hosting complex microbiomes. Secreted antimicrobial proteins (AMPs) have...
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Josie Bryant @josiebryant.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Apply to do a PhD at @sangerinstitute.bsky.social with me on global genomics of Mycobacterium abscessus bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/project-refe... About the scheme: bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/application-...
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Project Reference: TRG27-SAN-JB1 | Cambridge Biosciences DTP PhD Programme
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Aaron Quinlan (he/him) @aaronquinlan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I am delighted to announce that The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is continuing a multi-year recruiting initiative for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. Please share and consider applying! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/208...
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Ben Martin @benjaminmartin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Come be my colleague! Montreal is a great place to live and work! Tenure Track position at @mcgill.ca in quantitative cell biology with a research program to address fundamental questions in biology. @futurepislack.bsky.social mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
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Assistant Professor in Quantitative Cell Biology - Department of Biology
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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Amelia Barber @ameliabarberphd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If I was eligibile, I would love to do a second PhD with @danielcroll.bsky.social!
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Will Shoemaker @shoestrapped.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Self-reposting (re-skeeting?) as I may be teaching this sooner than expected.
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Thomas Mock @thomasmock.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
On behalf of 108 colleagues and friends from 11 countries, thrilled to share the first paper from our 100 #Diatom Genomes Project (100DGP). Just out @plosbiology.org | @norwichmicro.bsky.social | @ueaenv.bsky.social | @jgi.doe.gov doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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The 100 Diatom Genomes Project
This Community Page presents the 100 Diatom Genomes Project, which aims to sequence the genomes and transcriptomes of 100 diatom species across major lineages, life forms and ecological strategies. Th...
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Ursula Oggenfuss @oggenfussursula.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I can only recommend doing a PhD with Daniel. The position has transposons and fungi, the best combination! 🔻🍄 #TEworldwide #Fungi
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Vikas Yadav @vikasyadavsci.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I am thrilled to share that I have joined the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as an Assistant Professor as of today. The Yadav Lab will be part of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. #newPI #fungi #InfectiousDiseases www.yadavlab.org
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Yadav Lab
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Edward Wallace @ewjwallace.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Postdoctoral position available! Help us to understand how fungi cause disease, by bringing data-driven engineering biology and cool fluorescent protein tools into fungal pathogens. Details: ewallace.github.io/news/postdoc... Please share!
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Postdoctoral position in fungal engineering biology
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The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @mrccmm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We're taking our Fungal Threat Lab to New Scientist Live! Explore the microscopic world of fungi, discover the latest science from the MRC CMM, and find out why antifungal resistance is a growing global challenge. 🎟️ buff.ly/g8OwZzm
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University of Guelph @uofguelph.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Backed by $8M in federal funding, Dr. Chris Todd Hittinger will be the new Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada in Biodiscovery, Biodesign and Bioproduction at #UofG as part of the Canada Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative. His appointment begins on July 1, 2027: uoguel.ph/3nw8s
Dr. Chris Todd Hittinger stands against a dark background, smiling slightly at the camera.
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Janani Durairaj (Jay) @ninjani.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Some exciting news: I'm joining the University of Lausanne @unil.bsky.social @dbc-unil.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor next month 🎉 My group will work on context-aware deep learning for protein structure, interaction & design. Postdoc and PhD openings coming soon - keep an eye out!
compare, predict, design
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Robin May @robinmay9.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In terms of impact per £, the @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social prize is the most productive grant I ever received by a long margin. So if you're thinking of applying, don't hesitate a moment longer - get writing...and good luck!
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 27/08/2026
Giant viruses are known across eukaryotes. This study by @hyphaltip.bsky.social &co identifies Mycodnaviridae, a global giant #virus family that persistently infect zoosporic #fungi, providing a promising model for studying #giantVirus infection in eukaryotes. 🧪 #AcademicSky plos.io/3Sq4ioL
Allomyces javanicus California 12
Sexual structures of the fungus Allomyces javanicus California 12, which is persistently infected with a giant virus. Image credit Timothy James.

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Julian Liber @liberjulian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
For all the fungi hunters out there, the Heitman Lab at Duke University is looking for Cryptococcus luteus found associated with crust fungi on fallen logs. Every sample helps! #mycology
A wanted poster for the fungus Granulobasidium vellereum and its parasite Cryptococcis luteus. Searchers should check the underside of fallen logs (especially elm) for white to cream crusts on the bottom side. The parasite appears as pale-yellow circular patches on the fungal surface. If found, searchers should record the location, host, take a photo, and send the whole branch/piece in a paper bag to the Heitman lab.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm making a "your month your scientist match" and I need a chemist and physicist volunteer, everybody I know well enough to text "Hey uhhh can I post this picture of you I took on skype a scientist's insta" are biologists apparently 😅. Any takers?
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Rabern Simmons, PhD🔬💧🍄 @drrabern.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Sometimes chytrids just can't shake a flu. 🤧🔬💧🍄🤧 "Mycodnaviridae are a clade of giant viruses that persistently infect zoosporic fungi" Congrats to Jillian Myers and the whole team! doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Mycodnaviridae are a clade of giant viruses that persistently infect zoosporic fungi
Giant viruses are known across eukaryotes, yet definitive evidence of fungal infection has been missing. This study identifies Mycodnaviridae, a globally distributed family of giant viruses that persi...
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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Now only 1 week left - get submitting!
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Dr. D Boulware, MD MPH @drboulware.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Mycosis Study Group has released DrFungus app for phones as a reference companion for yeast and mold infections. iPhone apps.apple.com/us/app/dr-fu... Android play.google.com/store/apps/d... App designed by Dr Matt Pullen. @msgerc.bsky.social
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‎Dr. Fungus
‎The Dr. Fungus app serves as a companion to the official Dr. Fungus website, the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium resource for fungal disease education. This app provides up-to-d...
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Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Assistant Professor - Plant Health & Microbe Interactions - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Title: Assistant Professor - Plant Health &amp; Microbe Interactions Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Stockbridge Sch of Agriculture Work Lo...
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 15/08/2026
Watch this short clip to the end to understand what level (maximum) of white supremacy we're dealing with here. 1/n
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Ancient Rome
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hey folks, this hasn’t gotten much attention, but remember those proposed OMB rule changes we all commented on recently? There’s a new attempt to sneak them just for NSF. We have three days to comment. Please don’t sleep on this!
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Ask Erin / Dear Beth @askerindearbeth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Ep 38 - sorry for the delayed post! It's a shame to make you wait 4 days for this episode, because it's SUCH a fun one - @bethcimini.bsky.social and @erinweisbart.bsky.social show how to run a custom Cellpose model in CellProfiler, and our pro-tips for training across channels. It's like magic!
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Running a Custom Cellpose Model in CellProfiler - AskErinDearBeth Episode 38
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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🚨There's just under 2 weeks left to get your abstracts in for the 2027 GRC Immunology of Fungal Infections meeting to secure a slot for a talk. 🗓 Don't miss out - deadline Sept 1st. 📌Apply here: www.grc.org/immunology-o...
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2027 Immunology of Fungal Infections Conference GRC
The 2027 Gordon Research Conference on Immunology of Fungal Infections will be held in Ventura, California. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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